If any plant should be called a superfood, the stinging nettle deserves that title.

The nettle does not require a botanical description because I very much doubt that anyone, anywhere, not least in Europe, is unfamiliar with this species.

Some may dislike it, see it as a nuisance, and resort to weed-killers, whilst others actively collect and process it for culinary and medicinal use.

It is, after all, free. Nor is it threatened by extinction. It is important, however, to collect it away from roadsides and other polluted areas. Nettle leaves and roots contain practically many of the nutrients we need: Vitamins A, C and K, as well as several B vitamins.